Memory phrase for the Kanji: 苦
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苦 |
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Meaning
| bitter, pain, worries
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Pronunciation |
KU nigai, kurushii |
Explanation |
Top: plant 艹, bottom: old 古 (image of a tomb stone) |
Mnemonic
| Plants (or herbs) that are old, taste bitter.
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Radicals
艹
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plant, grass | Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸. |
古
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old | Picture of a gravestone |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
苦い |
にがい |
bitter |
苦しい |
くるしい |
painful, difficult |
苦衷 |
くちゅう |
distress, grief |
無茶苦茶 |
むちゃくちゃ |
(uk) confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable |
苦しむ |
くるしむ |
to suffer, groan, be worried |
苦労 |
くろう |
troubles, hardships |
苦心 |
くしん |
pain, trouble, anxiety, diligence |
苦情 |
くじょう |
complaint, troubles, objection |
苦手 |
にがて |
poor (at)/weak (in)/dislike (of) |
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